By Chris Williams – 10/03/2024 – Comments
Gervonta ‘Tank’ Davis is off to an early start, building hype for his next fight against Lamont Roach on December 14th in Houston. Earlier today, Tank (30-0, 28 KOs) warned Roach on X “not to talk so much” when he was getting a little mouthy.
Tank must start the fake hype now because the fans are turned off by this mismatch and see it for what it is: another cherry-pick for Gervonta on PPV. To sell this fight, Tank is going to need to work overtime, creating WWE-like marketing hype by being theatrical and going over the top.
He’s going to need to come up with some acting skits to make it like a play to get fans involved enough to want to purchase in droves on PPV. If Tank acts his way through the promotion and comes up with daily drama stuff, this might do well. It’ll still be a complete mismatch, but it’ll sell.
Roach (25-1-1, 10 KOs) is coming up in weight from super featherweight, where he recently labored to a narrow 12-round split decision win over Hector Luis Garcia. This is the same guy that Tank knocked out in nine rounds in January 2023. Hector is Roach’s best win by far on his 10-year resume.
Roach’s other best wins were against 40-year-old Jonathan Oquendo and 35-year-old Rene Alvarado. He lost Jamel Herring in 2019 and never avenged the defeat.
It looks like Tank Davis can’t count on David Benavidez to fight on his undercard and bring in the PPV buys. He could be facing David Morrell in January in their own card, which could do well on PPV. That’s a far better fight than Tank vs. Roach.
I advise you not to talk so much..it can be bad for you. You kno that already tho YO 😏 https://t.co/ObaLbvduZj
— Gervonta Davis (@Gervontaa) October 3, 2024
Say nothin..🤙 https://t.co/mpy1GGRJ6q
— Gervonta Davis (@Gervontaa) October 3, 2024
Last Updated on 10/03/2024
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